Course spotlight — EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND)

EC-Council is the world's largest Cyber Security technical certification body. They operate in 145 countries and have trained and certified over 350,000 information security professionals worldwide.

Firebrand is a multi-award-winning EC-Council training partner. In 2022, we won the EC-Council ATC Circle of Excellence Award for the ninth year in a row, chosen from a training partner network of more than 700 training centres in 107 countries.

EC-Council C|ND® is one of our most popular courses. Could it be right for you?

What is EC-Council C|ND®?

Certified Network Defender (C|ND®) helps you develop the skills you need to detect, respond to, and predict network threats.

The current version of this course is V2.

What does C|ND® V2 entail?

CND V2 includes an introduction to threat intelligence, in-depth attack surface analysis, and business continuity and disaster recovery concepts.

CND V2 also includes the latest version of the Adaptive Security Strategy; it used to be Protect—Detect— Respond; in V2, this strategy is Protect—Detect—Respond—Predict.

In addition, CND has a dedicated focus on:

• IoT Security
• implementing and managing the security of virtualization technologies such as Network Virtualization (NV), Software-Defined Networks (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), OS Virtualization, Containers, Dockers, and Kubernetes
• mobile security measures such as enterprise mobile device security and access control security
• cloud security, encompassing enterprise cloud security, AWS security, Microsoft Azure security, and Google Cloud Platform security.
  
  

Who is C|ND® for?

This course is open to IT professionals from various backgrounds; before attending, learners should have a basic understanding of Network Security.

This course is ideal for:

• Network Administrators
• Network Engineers
• Network Security Administrators/Engineers/Analysts
• Cyber Security Engineers
• Security Analysts/Operators
• Network Defense Technicians
  
  

How long does the course take?

At Firebrand, we specialise in accelerated training. This course takes only 4 days.

Where is the course delivered?

Delegates can take the course at our distraction-free training facility at Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire (accommodations & meals included), or online, through live instructor-led training.

What will you learn?

The curriculum is comprised of 20 Modules:

1. Network Attacks and Defense Strategies
2. Administrative Network Security
3. Technical Network Security
4. Network Perimeter Security
5. Endpoint Security-Windows Systems
6. Endpoint Security-Linux Devices
7. Endpoint Security-Mobile Devices
8. Endpoint Security-IoT Devices
9. Administrative Application Security
10. Data Security
11. Enterprise Virtual Network Security
12. Enterprise Cloud Network Security
13. Enterprise Wireless Network Security
14. Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
15. Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis
16. Incident Response and Forensic Investigation
17. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
18. Risk Anticipation with Risk Management
19. Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis
20. Threat Prediction with Cyber Threat Intelligence
    
    

Does this course include an exam?

Yes. As part of this accelerated course, delegates can sit the official Certified Network Defender v2 exam (code 312-38 ECC) at the Firebrand Training Centre and return to work certified at twice the speed.

Interested?

Find out more and get in touch.

Get certified with Firebrand

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At Firebrand, we are proud to be a multi-award-winning EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC) and Partner (ATP). EC-Council courses have been part of our offering since the day we opened our doors, in the form of accelerated courses or embedded into our Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps.

Perhaps one of them can help you reach your goals? See all our EC-Council courses.